Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Bird Shuts Off Scooters In Santa Monica In Protest

Santa Monica-based electric scooter company Bird--alongside competitor Lime--shut off all of its scooters in Santa Monica on Tuesday, in protest of a city study which ranked Uber and Lyft higher than Bird and Lime in a ranking of possible services to gain access to the city formally. According to Curbed, the shutdown is dubbed "A Day Without a Scooter", and is aimed at encouraging riders to rally at City Hall this evening to protest the move to limit the number of scooter and e-bike operators allows to operate in Santa Monica.

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